A big thank you to fellow festers for the wealth of information here. I placed an order for a 2013 335i Sedan M sport 6MT, Dynamic handling pack for pick up on Aug 31st.
Put together this initial draft plan, revising it everyday. We are looking to drive a lot and experience the car, while enjoying the sights along the way. Wanted a mix of mountain driving, and driving along the the riviera. Also wanted to include F1 spots like imola, monaco, monza. Any comments are appreciated.
Day 1 8/30 Get on a plane
Day 2 8/31 Pick up car at Welt; BMW museum
Day 3 9/1 Munich Local sight seeing
Day 4 9/2 Drive to Grossglockner, Bolzano via Pordoi pass
Day 5 9/3 Drive to Venice sightseeing
Day 6 9/4 Imola, Maranello
Day 7 9/5 Florence, Pisa
Day 8 9/6 Monaco
Day 9 9/7 Drive to Milan; Milan Sight seeing
Day 10 9/8 Monza F1 Race Qualifying, Drive to Davos or Bormio
Day 11 9/9 Drive to Munich; Stelvio Pass
Day 12 9/10 Drop off car at Munich Airport and get on the plane.
Is Day 4 doable or is it slower than what google maps tell me?
Anyone care to share their experience being to maranello and imola? Do they let you in the factory or is a waste of time. how much time did it take?
Thanks in advance!
Ok, here is the revised version as posted on post #27
8/30/2012 Plane Drive to Stl; 11:25 AM Flight out of Stl
8/31/2012 Munich Land in Munich 10:05 AM; 11:30 BMW Factory English tour; 2:20 PM check in time; Pick up car at Welt; BMW museum; Vignettes from ADAC
9/1/2012 Munich Munich Local sight seeing, Dachau, Marienplatz
9/2/2012 Cortina d Ampezzo Drive to Grossglockner; Dolomites, Cortina d Ampezzo
9/3/2012 Venice Drive to Venice sightseeing
9/4/2012 Florence Maranello, Ferrari and Lamborghini factories, Drive to Florence (Imola? maybe)
9/5/2012 Florence Florence sightseeing: Uffizi Galeria, Galeria Academia, Giotto***8217;s Campanile, Brunelleschi***8217;s dome, Basilica di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace, Medicee Cappelle(Don***8217;t plan on seeing them all, but put a list together)
9/6/2012 Florence Florence, Drive to Sienna via 222, Sienna sightseeing, san Gimignano, and back to Florence
9/7/2012 Monza Drive from Florence to Monza via Pisa (& Cinque Terre maybe)
9/8/2012 Bormio Drive from Monza to Bormio via Como & San Bernardino pass
9/9/2012 Munich Drive to Munich via Stelvio Pass
9/10/2012 Home Drop off car at Munich Airport and Travel back to Stl; Take off 3:55 PM; Land at 11 PM
Put together this initial draft plan, revising it everyday. We are looking to drive a lot and experience the car, while enjoying the sights along the way. Wanted a mix of mountain driving, and driving along the the riviera. Also wanted to include F1 spots like imola, monaco, monza. Any comments are appreciated.
Day 1 8/30 Get on a plane
Day 2 8/31 Pick up car at Welt; BMW museum
Day 3 9/1 Munich Local sight seeing
Day 4 9/2 Drive to Grossglockner, Bolzano via Pordoi pass
Day 5 9/3 Drive to Venice sightseeing
Day 6 9/4 Imola, Maranello
Day 7 9/5 Florence, Pisa
Day 8 9/6 Monaco
Day 9 9/7 Drive to Milan; Milan Sight seeing
Day 10 9/8 Monza F1 Race Qualifying, Drive to Davos or Bormio
Day 11 9/9 Drive to Munich; Stelvio Pass
Day 12 9/10 Drop off car at Munich Airport and get on the plane.
Is Day 4 doable or is it slower than what google maps tell me?
Anyone care to share their experience being to maranello and imola? Do they let you in the factory or is a waste of time. how much time did it take?
Thanks in advance!
Ok, here is the revised version as posted on post #27
8/30/2012 Plane Drive to Stl; 11:25 AM Flight out of Stl
8/31/2012 Munich Land in Munich 10:05 AM; 11:30 BMW Factory English tour; 2:20 PM check in time; Pick up car at Welt; BMW museum; Vignettes from ADAC
9/1/2012 Munich Munich Local sight seeing, Dachau, Marienplatz
9/2/2012 Cortina d Ampezzo Drive to Grossglockner; Dolomites, Cortina d Ampezzo
9/3/2012 Venice Drive to Venice sightseeing
9/4/2012 Florence Maranello, Ferrari and Lamborghini factories, Drive to Florence (Imola? maybe)
9/5/2012 Florence Florence sightseeing: Uffizi Galeria, Galeria Academia, Giotto***8217;s Campanile, Brunelleschi***8217;s dome, Basilica di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace, Medicee Cappelle(Don***8217;t plan on seeing them all, but put a list together)
9/6/2012 Florence Florence, Drive to Sienna via 222, Sienna sightseeing, san Gimignano, and back to Florence
9/7/2012 Monza Drive from Florence to Monza via Pisa (& Cinque Terre maybe)
9/8/2012 Bormio Drive from Monza to Bormio via Como & San Bernardino pass
9/9/2012 Munich Drive to Munich via Stelvio Pass
9/10/2012 Home Drop off car at Munich Airport and Travel back to Stl; Take off 3:55 PM; Land at 11 PM